Abseil followup

Following the abseil fund-raiser at the end of May, we have been adding up the money raised from the event. We have worked out the final amount which is around £5300!! This amount will be split equally between the three recipients (Church Youth Worker fund, Salvation Army’s work in Aston and Rejuvenate Worldwide). Congratulations again to everyone who took part and helped raise this amount of money.

Summer MORE

On the Sundays from 25 July to 29 August, there is no MORE at the usual venue. Instead, triangle groups will be holding services in various locations each week. All bar the last event will be at 6.30 pm, and everyone is welcome. The dates, groups leading and provisional places are:

25 July – (Nechells group) Green outside Dog & Partridge
1 August – (N. Birmingham group + others) Holte Road, Aston
8 August – (Ladies’ group and Friday groups) Montague Street, Aston
15 August – (Wed post Alpha + St. James groups) St. James, Frederick Road, Aston
22 August – (Witton group) Witton prayer walk
29 August – Joint service with Birchfield Gospel Hall in Aston Park at 5.30 pm
5 September – MORE restarts at APC

Nechells Fun Day (3.7.10)

The Nechells Fun Day is happening on 3rd July from 12 till 4, with a gospel service straight after from 4.15 to 5.30 pm. Volunteers would be very much appreciated. Set up will begin from 7, if you want to be up that early, with volunteer briefing at 11. There will be face painting, badge and mirror making, and card decorating, along with free food and drink and bouncy castle

Don’t worry if you haven’t signed up, you will be needed so please do come along and bring friends.

Hope to see you there.

Aston Heritage Day (26.6.10)

A special event showcasing the treasures in Aston. Over 100 people visited the church, a record! To take a look at the photos click here.

ABSEIL AND GARDEN PARTY

A MASSIVE congratulations to all those who took part in the abseil on Saturday. Despite the fact that there was heavy rain at times a large number of us took part, raising money for a good cause.

A HUGE thank you must go to all those who helped organise the abseil and the party that went alongside it, which raised a large amount of money too. Inparticular thanks must go to the leaders for Rejuvenate Worldwide, and to Lesley Butterwick and Nigel Cripps for doing the bulk of organising for the garden party side of it.

Witton Fun Day 2010

The first Fun Day of 2010, in Yew Tree School, Witton, went INCREDIBLY well. Over 1450 people came, far more than was expected! Even though there were frequent showers, they did not last long. Over 200 children had their faces painted, the craft stall was continually busy, and the food queue was so large that at one point they had to stop serving until sufficient barriers could be found to contain the ever-growing crowd. A big BIG thank you to everyone on team who helped out and all those who organised such a great day :D

We look forward to the next Fun Day in Nechells in July, and hope that will be just as successful.

Aston Community Oscars

For photos from the recent Aston Pride Community Oscars (where Aston Parish received a runner up trophy and our youth worker Ivor received a trophy too) see our gallery

Trilogy's Latest Thought

To view the latest thought from ‘Trilogy’, as written by our Vicar, please visit the Downloads page

London Midland staff dress down to raise funds for Birmingham Boys’ Brigade Alpine trip

Staff at Birmingham-based rail operator London Midland dressed down for the day to raise funds for a Birmingham Boys’ Brigade Company. London Midland handed over a cheque for £500 to the 1st Birmingham Boys’ Brigade Company, which will be used to help fund a trip to Switzerland.

The Company, which meets each Monday at Aston Parish Church, will experience the spectacular scenery of the Bernese Oberland when they travel to Switzerland in late July as part of their centenary celebrations.

The 10-day trip includes walking, climbing and sight-seeing. The group has been raising funds by gardening and sponsored events and has organised a community fun day on April 24. The fun day takes place between 2pm and 5pm at Trinity Road playing fields in Aston.

The Company also held a fundraising auction which included items of Coronation Street memorabilia and a Parker pen donated by the Prime Minister. Group leader Captain Jennifer Martin said: “Everyone is working extremely hard to raise funds for this trip. We’re looking forward to exploring Switzerland – I didn’t want them sprawled out on a beach!”

“We’re grateful to London Midland for this donation and can’t wait to visit the Swiss Alps.”

London Midland retail manager Brenda Lawrence said staff had donated money at London Midland’s New Street HQ in return for dressing down for the day.
“The Boys’ Brigade does fantastic work in the community in Birmingham so it was a pleasure to help. We hope they have a wonderful time on their trip.”

New administrator!

After nearly 25 years of working in the church Anita Brown, the administrator for Aston Parish Church, decided to retire at the end of 2009. Replacing her at the beginning of January 2010 is Stephanie Fletcher who, along with doing the paperwork side of things, is now able to edit the church website to a certain degree. So we wish Anita all the best in her retirement and look forward to seeing what the new administrator can bring to the team!!